Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-12-08
NEW TARIFF BILL.
Measure Prepared by Mr.. Mills, of
Texas.-The Present Rates of Duty
Revised Throughout.
All the Schedules Rearranged OH New
PLAZA Bill Which Will Probably
Figure Largely in Congress
iOnal Debates.

Representative Mills, of Texas, who
will be chairman of the committee on
ways and means, has prepared a tariff
bill. 1t IS com piete revision of the
present rates and Encouragement of the
present schedules. His bill is divided in
to six schedules. Schedule A embraces
the present liquor schedule aud that is
inserted without any change whatever,
except that alcoholic' preparations are
taken from the chemical schedule and
added to schedule A. Schedule B imposes
uniform rate of 40 per cent. ad valorem
upon the articles therein enumerated.
In these are included jewelry, precious
stones, including diamonds, all manufac-
lures of sugar, molasses, confectionery
and all other articles included in the pres
ent sugar schedule; cigars, cigarettes of
all kinds, leaf tobacco, and all other to-
bacco, manufactured and unmanufactur-
ed; and gloves of kid, and leather of every
description.
The articles enumerated in schedule G
are to pay a uniform rate of 80 per cent
ad valoren. This schedule includes chemi-
Gals and proprietary medicines; manu-
features of copper, brass, iron and steel;
cutlery of all kinds; muskets, rifles and
OIL hlOolIuS, Iudhul az JQIS S VI lGdUu6E,
manufactures of wool, wooded cloths, in
Guiding blankets, knit goods, and ready
made clothing and wearing apparel of
every description; carpets of all kinds;
manufactures of cotton, china, porcelain,
earthen, stone and brown ware, not other
wise provided for; flax, hemp, jute and
their manufactures; glass bottles and
other manufactures OF glass, including
window glass.
Articles enumerated to Schedule D pay
uniform duty of 20 per cent. ad valor-
EN-. In this schedule are included books
and pamphlets, engravings. clocks ana
watches, common stone and brown
eathenware; fish, sailed and fresh, straw
bonnets, hats and hoods, braids, lace
trimmings for making Or ornamenting
straw hats, etc.; india rubber, gutta per-
cha, and their manufactures; calf skins
and morocco; skins dressed and undress-
ed of all descriptions.
The articles enumerated in Schedule E
are to pay a uniform rate of 10 per cent.
ad valorem. In these are included wheat
and wheat -four, Indian corn and meal,
oats and oat meal, beef pork and other
provisions: MANILA and other like SUBJ
stances for hemp II anufactures of paper
THE FREE LIST.
Schedule E is the free list. The present
free list is transferred to this schedule
and a large number Of articles upon the
duty list are transferred to it, the greater
number being chemicals. Among the
other articles made free that now pay
duty are, copper in plates, ingots, sheets,
pigs and other forms; anthracite and
bituminous coal, iron and lead ore; hair
of the Alpaca goat, and other like ami
mails; all kinds of wool, including rags;
shoddy waste and flax; timber, hewed,
sawed, squared, and sided, sawed boards,
planks, slaves of wood, pickets, pales,
lath, shingles, clapboards, and other
forms of manufactured wood; empty
casks and barrels.
There is a "basket" clause appended
which provides that all articles not enum
Grated in the bill shall pay uniform
duty of 80 per cent. ad valorem. The
enactlng clause provides that it shall
take effect on and after July 1, next.
The bill is now in the hands of treasury
experts, who are preparing a tabulated
statement showing the rates now imposed
and these proposed by the bill.